Targeted electrolyte design for high energy aqueous batteries

该项目旨在开发新一代高能水电池。将设计一系列具有低浓度大工作窗口的新型水性电解质，以取代传统的、易燃的和有毒的有机电解质；低成本、多电子反应材料将成为取代传统插层材料的大容量电极。该项目将通过先进的表征和计算建立电解质和界面相的结构-性质关系。这种新型电池将安全、充满活力、可持续发展，适用于价值数十亿美元的电动汽车储能市场和智能电网，同时解决电池安全和提高能量密度的问题。

The Project aims to develop a new generation, high-energy aqueous battery. A range of new aqueous electrolytes with large working window at low concentration will be designed to replace traditional, flammable and toxic organic electrolytes, and; low-cost and multi-electron reaction materials will be developed as high-capacity electrodes to replace traditional intercalation-type materials. The Project will establish the structure-property relationship for electrolytes and interphases via advanced characterization(s) and computation. The new battery will be safe, energetic and sustainable for the billion-dollar energy storage market for electric vehicle, and smart-grid whilst addressing concurrently battery safety and boosted energy-density.